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Presented at the 2008 National Council for History Education Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

Enhancing Historical Biography through Digital Storytelling Presented by Christy Keeler, Ph.D. You are listening to “Lincoln’s Pen” A Digital Story by Neil Greenhalgh. Presented at the 2008 National Council for History Education Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

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Presented at the 2008 National Council for History Education Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

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  1. Enhancing Historical Biography through Digital Storytelling Presented by Christy Keeler, Ph.D. You are listening to “Lincoln’s Pen” A Digital Story by Neil Greenhalgh Presented at the 2008 National Council for History Education Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

  2. Enhancing Historical Biography through Digital Storytelling Presented by Christy Keeler, Ph.D. Presented at the 2008 National Council for History Education Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

  3. Defined Tools Strategies Agenda

  4. Digital Storytelling, Defined

  5. What is digital storytelling? “Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights.” - Digital Storytelling Association

  6. Historical Narrative and Standards • Chronological thinking • Content comprehension (purpose, perspective, artifacts) • Content analysis/interpretation • Cause-effect relationships (multiple causation) • Personalizing history (ideas, fate, beliefs, human interest) • Research capabilities (issues-analysis, decision-making) from Dr. Chad Berry, Maryville College (TN)

  7. Storytelling Elements • Point of View/Purpose • Emotional Content/Tone • Voice Quality and Inflection • Power of Soundtrack • Economy of Detail • Pacing (Story and Voice) • Accuracy (content, grammar, soundtrack, images) Modified from Dr. Chad Berry, Maryville College (TN)

  8. Making It “Real” • Detailed Research • Impeccable Scripting/Recording/Editing • Publish a Product • Adopt a R-A-F-T Strategy • Role • Audience • Format • Topic • Allow Personification

  9. Strategies

  10. Storytelling with Blogs

  11. Mock Journaling http://dowell.typepad.com/harriet_tubman/

  12. Mock News Reports http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/98/brady/cjeff.htm

  13. Projects with PowerPoint

  14. Virtual Museums “Native American Housing during the Colonial Era” by Monica Modesitt

  15. Audio Stories

  16. Mock Primary Sources Personification “Civil War Button” by students in Mr. Johnson’s 5th grade class “Civil War Diaries” by Gail Sabbs

  17. Book Reviews “Day in the Life” Reports/Diaries “KNPR Book Review: Brooks D. Simpson’s America’s Civil War” by Kristi Palen “Nurse’s Tales” by Verena Bryan, Ashley Keller, and Tracy Moulson

  18. Telling Stories through Movies

  19. Mini-Documentary “Rhyolite: A Whisper from the Past” by Jeff Hinton

  20. Topical Reports “History Remembers” by students at Mabry Middle School

  21. “Done-in-a-Day” Projects

  22. Flickr Toys: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

  23. Tools of the Trade

  24. Available Resources • Center for Digital Storytelling (Joe Lambert) • Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling (Bernard Robin) • Digital Storytelling (Helen Barrett) • 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (Alan Levine) • SITE Screening Room (SITE SIG: Digital Storytelling)

  25. Available Technologies • Blogger • Audio Tools • iPods with Voice Recorders • iTunes • Audacity/GarageBand • Visual Tools • PhotoStory/MovieMaker/iMovie • Flickr • Microsoft Word and PowerPoint • Grant Monies: http://donorschoose.org

  26. Training Resources • Keeler’s Training Videos (on iTunes) • Educational Virtual Museums • Audio Digital Storytelling

  27. Defined Tools Strategies Review

  28. Enhancing Historical Biography through Digital Storytelling Christy Keeler, Ph.D. christy@keelers.com (702) 577-2331 Presented at the 2008 National Council for History Education Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

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